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Articles about the Society for Vascular Surgery.
August 1, 2018 • Article
An interview with Michel S. Makaroun Q. You’ve been leading the way on the issue of a future workforce shortage. Will this be a major initiative of your presidency? What other issue(s) and challenges stand out for your attention?
August 1, 2018 • Article
Dr. Michel S. Makaroun, President, has been active in the SVS in a variety of roles since 1997 and served as secretary from 2013-2016. He is a distinguished fellow of the SVS and is professor and chair of vascular surgery and of clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh and co-director of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute. (See his accompanying remarks.)
August 1, 2018 • Article
SVS Foundation Projects Aim to Improve Community Health
An SVS dream of increasing awareness of and preventing vascular disease is taking root across the country. Three projects, funded by the first SVS Foundation Community Awareness and Prevention Project Grants, will: • Provide preventive care to those at risk for diabetic foot infections • Educate high school students about vascular risk factors and disease so they, in turn, can educate family members • Add vascular screening to a long-established health screening event in an area with one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country
August 1, 2018 • Article
EDUCATION: VAM 2018 a Big Success
The 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting featured nearly 1,800 attendees, just shy of the record; phenomenal science; a wide range of educational programming; and new session formats with overflow attendance. Organizers consider the meeting a success and are evaluating attendee feedback to make sure next year’s meeting builds on past achievements, said Matthew Eagleton, chair of the SVS Program Committee, which oversees VAM. “We have received a lot of positive feedback,” he said.
August 1, 2018 • Article
SVS Responding to CMS Proposals
Changes Sought in 2019 Fee Schedule, Year 3 QPP Rules
